The Gothic cathedral

London : Ferndale, 1981. New edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance: From the library of Suzanne Edward, with her bookplate to front pastedown. Physical description: 328 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, plans ; 32 cm. Notes: Originally published: London : Elek, 1969. Ill. on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-326) and index. Contents: The cathedral in medieval society -- The world of the cathedral builders -- The Gothic style -- How the cathedrals were built -- France. Laon -- Paris -- Chartres -- Rheims -- Amiens -- Bourges -- Coutances -- Rouen -- Albi -- Strasbourg -- England. Canterbury -- Lincoln -- Wells -- Peterborough -- Salisbury -- York -- Ely -- Gloucester -- Germany and Austria. Cologne -- Freiburg -- Regensburg -- Ulm -- Vienna -- Spain. Burgos -- Toledo -- Le�n -- Pamplona -- Palma -- Seville -- Italy. Orvieto -- Siena -- Florence -- Milan. Subjects: Cathedrals; Architecture, Gothic; Cathedrals Europe; Architecture, Gothic Europe; Cath�drales Europe; Cathedrals Europe History; Cathedrals Europe Design and construction History To 1500; Architecture, Medieval Europe.Cathedrals Europe; Social history Medieval, 500-1500; Christian art and symbolism Medieval, 500-1500; Religious architecture.